North of Toulouse, he shoots at a house, tries to crush the police and breaks the barriers of a toll
INFO THE DISPATCH. A 24-year-old man, suspected of having opened fire on the door of a house, was arrested after a long chase. The police and gendarmes chased him.
The evening was very hectic for the gendarmes and police officers of the Haute-Garonne department this Sunday. A 24-year-old man was arrested overnight after a long chase. This individual is suspected of assault with a weapon.
The business started in the town of Montjoire, north of Toulouse. It is 9 p.m. this Sunday, when a character is near a house in a quiet area. The driver gets out of the vehicle and asks passers-by for the address of a certain Marc (1). When he finally gets it, the suspect arms himself with a gun and shoots through the front door. The shooter then fled by car.
The noise alerted the neighborhood, which immediately informed the gendarmes of the Toulouse Saint-Michel company. Once there, the soldiers ensure that the victim is well and broadcast a message to find the suspect.
A very long chase
The national police spot him in the Empalot sector in Toulouse. Before their eyes, the young man goes out armed, goes up to an apartment and comes down empty-handed. A chase begins when the suspect notices the presence of officials in the neighborhood. He gets into his car and tries to run over two national and municipal policemen before speeding up. His car then takes the direction of the outer ring road. The gendarmes and police team up to bring him under control, but his journey stretches over forty kilometres. A leak during which the crazy driver breaks the barriers of the Toulouse-Nord toll station. This fugitive was finally arrested by a police commander in a wood in the town of Labastide Saint-Sernin, a small village located in the north of the department.
This Monday, the 24-year-old man is still in custody. The gendarmes are in charge of the investigations. According to our information, the suspect was to be tried in October for violence committed against the famous Marc, tenant of the house targeted by gunfire…